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Index of acronyms
Remote Field Eddy Current
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RFEC – Remote Field Eddy Current – is an electromagnetic technique particularly suited to the examination of ferromagnetic tubes
B
from the inner surface. An exciter coil generates a magnetic field on the inside of the tube which in turn generates eddy currents
C within the tube wall. The frequency is selected so that the skin depth is approximately equal to the wall thickness and so eddy
currents are generated throughout the wall.
D

E The tubular geometry means that the eddy currents at the inner surface rapidly cancel the magnetic field from the exciter coil within
the direct coupling zone. But the eddy currents at the outer surface of the tube generate a magnetic flux which then becomes the
F
main field at a distance two or more tube diameters along the tube from the exciter coil – in the remote field zone.
G

M reussecon

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A sensor placed in the remote field zone detects the flux from the eddy currents in the tube wall. Defects at both the inner and outer
O diameter of the tube are detected by modifications to this flux providing an inspection of the full wall thickness.

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The RFEC technology has many advantages including:
Q
A simple exciter coil that can be less than one-third of the pipe diameter and does not need to be close to the wall.
R Simple and small sensor coils that do not need to contact the wall. Thus, the diameter of the coil array can be easily adjusted
to match the pipe diameter yet pass through a small opening.
RBI
Sensor coils close to the pipe wall provide sensitivity and accuracy comparable to standard Magnetic Flux Leakage (MFL)
RBM
inspection tools. General pipe corrosion of 10% of the wall thickness or less is detected and measured with commercial units.
RCF/GCC
RFEC
For more information on RFEC see:
ROC
Insight Vol 48 No 3, March 2006, pp 181–183.
ROV ASM Handbook Vol 17, Nondestructive Evaluation and Quality Control, ASM International.
RPS
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